On March 1, 2024, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”) released its Environmental Sustainability Collaboration Guidance Note (“ESCGN”). It aims to provide clarity to businesses on CCCS's evaluation of collaborations f pursuing environmental sustainability objectives, so that such collaborations may be pursued in a way that does not harm competition. This update highlights key points of the ESCGN.

The non-compete clause in the employment contract was too wide, said the court.

German food delivery giant Delivery Hero has announced the failure of negotiations for the sale of its foodpanda business in several Southeast Asian markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. 

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”) issued, on 1 March 2024, its Guidance Note on Business Collaborations Pursuing Environmental Sustainability Objectives which aims to provide greater clarity to businesses on how CCCS will assess collaborations pursuing environmental sustainability objectives, so that such collaborations may be pursued in a way that does not harm competition. This update briefly outlines the salient aspects of the guidance note.

This update reviews some of the key trends and developments in the area of competition law from 2023 and looks at how businesses can navigate the regulatory and enforcement landscape in Singapore in 2024.

According to Vu Quoc Huy, director of Vietnam National Innovation Centre, improving access to digital opportunities for workers is essential.

True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) had vowed that they would proceed with their merger despite two affiliates of the companies withdrawing their plans to conduct tender offers to acquire the telecom operators’ shares in order to pave the way for the merger.

Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS), Thailand’s biggest mobile operator, had petitioned the Central Administrative Court to revoke the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission’s (NBTC) resolution which allowed the planned merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

Thailand’s Consumer Organisation Council is anticipated to add more pressure on the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC)’s meeting to determine the outcome of the planned merger between True Corporation Plc (TRUE) and Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC).

At its meeting on Wednesday (12 October 2022), the board of the telecom regulator was unable to come up with a resolution regarding the merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), as three of the five commissioners wanted the decision to be made on 20 October along with the remedial measures.